From Behind the Screen to In Front of the Camera

Post author:Zsolt Zsemba
Post published:August 8, 2025
Post category:blog,

Blogging Was Just the Beginning

The simple shift in my life came when I began blogging and realized that putting myself out there wasn’t the end of me. It was just the beginning. I took the next step and leaned into social media. That meant having the confidence to show my face on camera and open up a TikTok account.

Late to TikTok, But On Time for Me

Yep, here I was, very late in life, opening up a TikTok account. I decided to make content. Since I was already focused on interviewing people and businesses, I stuck with that theme. I started creating business-focused content that would not only help people but also benefit the businesses I interviewed.

Creating to Help, Not to Perform

I tried making content about social media, marketing, and simple things like Google Maps, creating webpages, and setting up Instagram accounts for small businesses. These were things that could help them tap into the world of social media.

Keep in mind, I wasn’t a social media expert. I was just a business person who believed most things are common sense. And in business, marketing is about visibility. That requires social media, ads, content. That’s the direction I was heading.

Facing the Camera (and the Fear)

This was all new to me. Putting my face, voice, thoughts, and expressions into a TikTok video was a huge leap. While I had an Instagram account, Facebook, and Twitter,(X) they were mostly private. I didn’t really do much with them.

Then I realized something: there’s a whole world out there waiting. And if you create it, people will watch.

Going Viral with an iPhone 7

And watch they did. My TikTok account blew up from zero to about seven or eight thousand followers in just a couple of days.

I was not ready for this. It was funny because I was still using an iPhone 7, and it was glitching constantly. The phone was already five or six years old when I started this journey. I remember trying to type and respond to thousands of comments on this tiny screen while the app kept crashing. But I stuck with it. For the longest time.

Eventually, it became unbearable. I upgraded to an iPhone 13 Pro Max, which I’m dictating this on right now. This phone has been a workhorse for content, TikTok Lives, Instagram, Facebook, X, and more.

Right Tools, Right Mindset

Having the right tools for the job made a big difference. I even invested in a proper microphone and started creating better content overall.

That’s when I realized something else. Putting yourself out there in a positive way isn’t as scary as people think. It’s just another form of communication. One where people can actually see you grow.

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How I Overcame My Fear of the Camera and Found My Voice on TikTok

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Starting late, armed with an old phone and a lot of doubt, I took my first steps into TikTok. Here’s how showing up on camera helped me grow personally and professionally.

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Zsolt Zsemba

Zsolt Zsemba has worn many different hats. He has been an entrepreneur, and businessman for over 30 years. Living abroad has given him many amazing experiences in life and also sparked his imagination for writing. After moving to Canada from Hungary at the age of 10 and working in a family business for a large part of his life. The switch from manufacturing to writing came surprisingly easily for him. His passion for writing began at age 12, mostly writing poetry and short stories. In 1999, the chance came to write scripts. Zsolt took some time off from his family business to write in Jakarta Indonesia for MD Entertainment. Having written dozens of soap operas and made for TV movies, in 2003 Zsolt returned to the family business once more. In 2018, he had the chance to head back to Asia once again. He took on the challenge to be the COO for MD Pictures and get back into the entertainment business. The entertainment business opened up the desire to write once more and the words began to flow onto the pages again. He decided to rewrite a book he began years ago. Organ House was reborn and is a fiction suspense novel while Scars is a young adult drama focused on life’s challenges. After the first two books, his desire to write not only became more challenging but enjoyable as well. After having several books completed he was convinced to publish them for your enjoyment. Zsolt does not tend to stay in one specific genre but tends to lean towards strong female leads and horror. Though he also has a few human interest books, he tends to write about whatever brews in his brain for a while.